Timeline January 1935

Events in January 1935 11

• 1935 Australian Open 1935 Men: Jack Crawford · Women: Dorothy Round
• 1935 Richter scale introduced Charles Richter defines earthquake magnitude Seismologist Charles Richter published a logarithmic scale for measuring the size of earthquakes in southern California. The Richter magnitude scale became the standard public measure of earthquakes for decades.
• 1935 – 1977 Elvis Presley (1935-1977) American singer and actor, known as the King of Rock and Roll. His mix of country, blues and gospel made him the defining star of early rock and roll, and he remains one of the best-selling solo artists in history.
• 1935 Elvis Presley born in Tupelo Elvis Aaron Presley is born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi. His identical twin Jesse Garon is stillborn.
• 1935 Earhart flies solo from Hawaii to California First solo flight across the Pacific to the mainland Amelia Earhart flew alone from Wheeler Field, Honolulu, to Oakland, California, in about 18 hours. She was the first person to make the flight solo.
• 1935 Saar plebiscite Saarlanders vote to rejoin Germany In a League of Nations-supervised referendum, about 90 percent of voters in the Saar Territory chose reunification with Germany. The territory had been run by the League since the Treaty of Versailles. It was formally returned to Germany on 1 March.
• 1935 Zunyi Conference Mao Zedong gains influence in the Chinese Communist Party Chinese Communist leaders met in Zunyi, Guizhou, during the Long March. They criticised the military leadership of Bo Gu and Otto Braun. Mao Zedong emerged with greater influence over military strategy, which set him on the path to leading the party.
• 1935 – present Geraldine de Haas American Jazz Singer & Impresario American jazz singer and concert organiser known as the Jazz Lady, who was the driving force behind the creation of the Chicago Jazz Festival. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she performed internationally as part of the vocal trio Andy and the Bey Sisters before settling in Chicago and devoting her life to promoting jazz. She founded Jazz Unites, Inc. and the Jazzfest at the South Shore Cultural Center, and received the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero Award.
• 1935 Geraldine de Haas born in Newark, New Jersey Born Geraldine Wideman in Newark, New Jersey, the seventh of nine children.
• 1935 First canned beer sold Krueger's beer goes on sale in cans The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company, working with the American Can Company, began selling canned beer in Richmond, Virginia. It was the first beer sold in cans, and canning spread quickly across the industry.
• 1935 – 2022 Paula Rego Visual Artist World-renowned painter and printmaker known for her dark, storytelling-based artworks.